While you can hunt down animals for meat, you can also choose its alternative and do farming in Soulmask. You won’t get any meat using this method, but you will surely get a hefty supply of fruits and vegetables. Like in real life, farming in this game requires your undivided attention. But we assure you that the results will be rather satisfying. So, here’s a farming guide to help you carry out this process and farm food in Soulmask.
How to Grow Crops in Soulmask
For almost any task, you are required to unlock its respective branch from the Technology Tree. Like farming, you must unlock the “Crop Planting” method from the Knowledge & Technology menu under the “Dawn of the New Tribe” section. Crop Planting unlocks five essential tools for farming in Soulmask: Farmland, Fertilizer Bucket, Fertilizer, Seed Selection, and Well.
Unlocking all of these costs Tech Points you can earn by increasing your Awareness Strength (level). Once you have unlocked all these essentials for growing crops in Soulmask, you are all set for farming. You can follow the below steps and start farming:
- Get Seeds
- Set up Farmland
- Use Fertilizers
- Simulate Weather Conditions for Growth Boost
- Water Crops Frequently
- Assign Tribesmen for Farming Crops
Let’s look at these points in a bit more detail.
Get Seeds
You can only do farming once you have some seeds to sow. For those who don’t know, seeds can be found anywhere in the open world, such as chests, enemy camps, etc. While these are unreliable ways, you can crush fruits or vegetables in a Grinder to obtain their seeds in return. Crafting a Grinder requires you to spend x10 Stones and x5 Plank. You can then put crops like Cashews, Chili, Corn, Peanuts, Guava, Pumpkin, Tomato, Papaya, etc in the Grinder and obtain their seeds.
Set up Farmland
Now that you have seeds to sow, you only need fertile land. You can place the Farmlands you previously unlocked in the first step. Creating a Farmland requires x20 Clay and x40 Flint for crafting. If you don’t have Flint, you can use Stone to do the job. Once you have crafted Farmland, go to your inventory and floor it anywhere you like.
After placing the Farmland, choose a seed from your inventory and click on any part of the Farmland. Your in-game character will automatically plant the seed, and your next step should be taking care of the crop. One good thing about farming in Soulmask is that it allows you to plant seeds anywhere you like on the Farmlands. There are no fixed spots for it.
Use Fertilizers
As I said earlier, growing crops in this game requires your undivided attention. If you take enough care, you can boost your crop’s growth using Fertilizers. You can craft several fertilizers using a Fertilizer Bucket. Crafting this facility cost x10 Stone, x20 Clay, and x10 Plank.
Below, you will get a list of all the Fertilizers and what crop are best suited for them:
| Fertilizers | Ingredients | Suitable Crops |
|---|---|---|
| Compost | x2 Tree Bark + x10 Fiber, x10 Thatch, or x10 Vine | All Crops |
| Ash Fertilizer | x2 Feces + x5 Fire Ash | Pumpkin |
| Bone Powder Fertilizer | x2 Feces + x5 Bone Powder or x5 Phosphorous Powder | Corn, Cashew, Peanut, Tomato, Papaya |
| Stone Powder Fertilizer | x2 Feces + x5 Acidic Fluid or x5 Niter Powder | Chili and Guava |
| Compound Fertilizer | x10 Compost + x10 Ash Fertilizer + x10 Bone Powder Fertilizer + x10 Stone Powder Fertilizer | All Crops |
From the above list, you can choose any fertilizer suitable for your crop and place it on your farm.
Simulate Weather Conditions for Growth Boost
To boost crop production further, you can simulate suitable weather conditions. If the crop you are planting grows well in a cool climate, you can craft and place a Cooling Table near it. Similarly, if the crop requires warm weather, you can place an Air Heater nearby.
You can craft both of these Temperature Stations by using the following ingredients:
- Cooling Table
- Ingredients: x50 Stone Brick, x40 Premium Leather, x40 Clay, and x20 Hardwood Plank
- Air Heater
- Ingredients: x50 Iron Ingot, x40 Premium Leather, x20 Hardwood Plank, x20 Leather Rope, x20 Rubber.
Water Crops Frequently
You need to water your crops regularly so they grow properly. For that, you can install a Well close to the Farmland. Remember that building a Well costs x20 Thatch, x20 Clay, and x10 Thin Rope. Once a fully functional Well is installed, you will need a Water Bucket to carry water to your crops. A Water Bucket can be crafted on a Carpentry Table and costs only x10 Plank, x2 Copper Wire, and x2 wooden handle.
With a Water Bucket in your hands, go to the Well, procure some water, take it to the crops, and shower it there. Doing this in a timely manner will flourish the production of crops in Soulmask.
Assign Tribesmen for Farming Crops
Once you have laid the foundation for healthy farming on your base, you can assign your Tribesmen to keep it going. As there are other tasks, you probably don’t want to spend all your time gardening.
To assign Tribesmen the farming job, you need to build a Granary. Building Granary requires you to spend x50 Stone, x30 Bronze Ingot, x100 Hardwood Plank, and x20 Leather Rope. You can assign Tribesmen to Granary, and they will automatically start planting, fertilizing, watering, and harvesting crops.
Fully grown crops will prompt an option for harvesting them so you can collect them on time. There you go; you now have an endless supply of food through farming in Soulmask. Alongside farming, make sure to recruit new Tribesmen and improve their mood, so they show more dedication toward your work.
